Firmware Update Fixes MacBook Air Display Issues

By Jeff Gamet

Dec 9th, 2010 9:31 AM EST

Apple released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.0 late on Wednesday to fix display-related issues with the ultra-light laptop. This marks the second update for Air, and the first addressed display issues as well.

The update “resolves a rare issue where MacBook Air boots or wakes to a black screen or becomes unresponsive,” according to Apple’s knowledge base article. After installing update, user’s Boot ROM Version number will be MBA31.88Z.0061.B01.1011181342.

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Apple released an update for the MacBook Air in October that corrected an issue where the laptop might not wake properly when connected to an external monitor, along with a bug that could cause the system, to stop responding when playing movie trailers in iMovie ‘11. Like the first update, the new update is only for the new 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air.

MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.0 is free and available for download at the Apple Support Web site.